If you’re tired of other games with their primitive weapons, Starfield will diversify your experience by giving you unique futuristic guns. Beam weapons are considered to be one of the best and most powerful types of guns in the game, and they are also much more enjoyable to use. Don’t worry; to help you choose the best ones, we’ve created a list of the top 5 best Particle Beam weapons in Starfield. In general, we consider Eternity’s Gate to be the best not only among beam weapons but also other weapons in the game. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to get it until the end of the game, but you can see alternatives that will also be useful.
Starfield: Top 5 Best Particle Beam Weapons
Below, you will find detailed information about the weapon, its characteristics, and how to obtain it.
5. Novalight
| Engy | 25 |
| Phys | 8 |
| Ammo | Light Fuse |
| Mag | 12 |
| Fire Rate | 22 |
| Range | 30 |
| Accuracy | 68.6% |
| Mass | 1.35 |
| Value | 4600 |
| Mod Slots | 7 |
This is a fast, accurate, and powerful enough gun to start developing your skills with beam weapons. The Novalight is perfect to board enemy ships. You’ll have enough ammo and damage to take out a few enemies, and then have time to reload before others arrive. Incredibly powerful for its size, the gun is the perfect choice for the beginning of the game.
You can get it by looting containers or buying it from vendors for a small price. Here are the stores where you can buy Novalight:
- Centaurian Arsenal – New Atlantis
- Neon Tactical – Neon
4. Va’Ruun Starshard
| Engy | 26 |
| Phys | 80 |
| Ammo | Light Fuse |
| Mag | 12 |
| Fire Rate | 12 |
| Range | 30 |
| Accuracy | 70.1% |
| Mass | 1.35 |
| Value | 18250 |
| Mod Slots | 7 |
As you can see, this option is much better than the previous one and its stats are impressive. High damage and a great coefficient of accuracy will make you a killing machine at medium ranges. Perhaps the fire rate is not so high, but if you hit the target accurately, you shouldn’t have any problems. This weapon will be a good companion in many battles and quests, especially when you have to clear a building.
As in the previous case, you can find it in containers or by looting corpses. Another option to get Va’Ruun Starshard is to buy it from Neon Tactical.
3. Big Bang
| Engy | 94 |
| Phys | 32 |
| Ammo | Heavy Fuse |
| Mag | 8 |
| Fire Rate | 14 |
| Range | 20 |
| Accuracy | 54.70% |
| Mass | 7 |
| Value | 12870 |
| Mod Slots | 7 |
This one is a compelling beam weapon with a large damage radius. Don’t pay attention to the drawbacks in its characteristics because with Big Bang in your hands, you can make a big bang to your enemies. We say this because you can hit multiple enemies with a single charge. The weapon is best suited for situations where you are surrounded by groups of enemies on all sides, so you can fire several shots in their direction, in turn, to get rid of the problem.
Fortunately, in Starfield you will not have any problems with obtaining this weapon because it is sold on almost every civilized planet. Here are the locations we found:
- UC Exchange
- Centurian Arsenal
- Rowland Arms
- Neon Tactical
2. Va’Ruun Inflictor
| Engy | 38 |
| Phys | 113 |
| Ammo | Heavy Fuse |
| Mag | 20 |
| Fire Rate | 25 |
| Range | 50 |
| Accuracy | 70.0% |
| Mass | 3.75 |
| Value | 22500 |
| Mod Slots | 6 |
A beam weapon from the Va’Ruun family, but a much more advanced version than the previous one. Powerful damage and accuracy will help you hit enemies at both close and long range. This weapon will be useful not only in your travels and battles, but also for entertainment if you get bored.
You can get it by purchasing from Centurion Arsenal, and it will be available only after level 30. Players often face the problem that the item is not available, so try refreshing the merchant’s inventory several times if you also experience this mistake.
1. Eternity’s Gate
| Engy | 50 |
| Phys | 17 |
| Ammo | Heavy Fuse |
| Mag | 20 |
| Fire Rate | 25 |
| Range | 60 |
| Accuracy | 81.6% |
| Mass | 5.1 |
| Value | 11249 |
| Mod Slots | 6 |
Eternity’s Gate is very similar to the previous version but surpasses it in almost all characteristics. In addition, since this is a legendary weapon, it has unique effects, namely:
- Handloading: Volatile rounds that are designed to pack a bigger punch but aren’t as stable and can fail on occasion.
- Skip Shot: Every fourth shot releases 1 additional charge.
- Anti-Personnel: Humans take 10% more damage.
As we mentioned above, you can get this weapon at the very end of the game. The Revelation quest will lead you to choose between the Hunter and Emissary sides. If you take the Hunter side, or choose to fight both, then after the combat, you will be able to loot this weapon from the corpse of the Emissary.
Now you know everything about the best Particle Beam weapons in Starfield.
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Starfield is available on Xbox Series X|S and PC.
